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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-17
MurchisOn Dead.

JACKSON Tenn, June 16.-William Murchi-
son, of this county, Who tasted ninety days
without tasting food or water. on account of
paralysis Of the throat, died yesterday. This is
the most remarkable case known to history, and
will be fully reported in the medical journals.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-17

IN the course of recent lecture to ladies on
the Hygiene of Temperance" DIR. Schofeld, of
London. described the curious effects on the
cerebellun. organ of equilibrium, of wine in
causing the person to fall sideways, of whisky
causing them to fall on their face, and cider on
hair baok
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-17

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-17
DIED.

REYNOLDS-At 1:2O p. M, June 16. Cpesle,
Reynolds, in his eightieth year. Funeral the
dence 45 Ash street, on Saturday afternoon.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15

kuer. If the Or III SEQ Ns1cs. sings Ed.
Choppers prals" as an engineer in this
weeks ISSUE Cooper invited kiner in
to his cab at Tiskiwa the other day,
when he was pulling the afternoon pas
senger 10 Rock Island, which met with
The accident al Peru The train was late
and Chopper cut his non horse loose.
Kiner was delighted with the ride, and
expatiates as follows
TOiride in locomotive hid been a
dream of our life; hut no engineer had
ever invited us before Ia minute We
were seated on n cushioned terrace by the
cab window, ana away we flew There
is something grand about riding loco
motive A sense Of Titanlic power and
limitless speed comes over ones senses
AT least it is that way with novice
The pulses thrill the eye kindles, the
nostrils diate. the cheeks glow, as the
deep>iunged giant of steam plunges for
ward. Brave, FIRE eating monster, hest
earthly emblem Of infinite power How
he shakes his trailing name of smoke!
How he lhrobs. how he pluuges, how he
laughs and yellsl How he claugs, and
pants, and snOrts aud roars through the
land
On the straight sketch of track between
Atkinson and GeneseO, Ed let the giant
OF steam do his best work Then things
did spin Atkinson and GeneseO seemed
10 tumble into each other. Creation was
like the button on q barn door, with AT
kinson for one end of the button Gene
SEQ for the other, and Spring Creek for
the screw Ed Chopper has long borne
= the reputation of one of the most daring
engineers on the road He it was who
took the [ 5. troops from Rock Island
10 Chicago during the burning OF the lat
ter city, when the troops were required to
quell the lawless robbers. Ed. was sc
lected to drive the engine, and told TO get
the train to Chicago as quickly AS possible
He had q clear track all the way. He took
the heavy train to Chicago in Il little over
three hours out of Rock Island, or at the
rate of almost mile minute clear
across Illinois.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15

LII
THE NEW ,rr,Ipu1s Corrov rrcuANar
tom house were fesiooned. while an arch al
Madison and Sacopd Se,o al streets in front
Of the cotton excbsnoe comno,ed of SD oo
worth of COTTON holas presented a very sub
stantial annearance and many features of
bsapfv
Whom tho nras;dentiaf marty ra.chad the
a ,voso bot,l tbov ,,nmad,.,sIv r.t,rad tn
,beir ruartars and rastad u,,i; 3D Mt which
time the president and Mrs CiayeIand and
Postmaster General and Mrs Villas WE'RE es
cort4si nv members of the reception commit
tee to the grand stand erected on the bluff to
accommodate the visitors during the display
of fireworks So eager were the committeeman
to be as near as possible to the president ami
TO obtain the choicest seats on the grand
stand that the members of tue presidential
party, excepting those mentioned, were en-
tirelv ignored and Messrs. Bissell and Bryant
we're left standing on the curbstone until all
Of the committeeman and their families were
placed in carriages and taken to the stand on
the bluff. AT last, as the gentlemen named
were about to return to the hotel, stray
commltteeman's attention was called to the
embarrassing position of the presidents i'm
mediate companions, and carriage was OBJ
tanned for them. 1t was too late, however,
for them to JOIN the president, consequently
they went to Collector Tobin's room IN the
,nstom house, where they remained until the
display OF fireworks was nearly over.
At the conclusion OF the display the presi-
dent and Mrs Cleveland, assisted by the
postmaster general and Mrs. Fliasi, gave
private reception TO the committeeman and
their families IN the connexions parlors OF
the Gayoso. 1t was nearly midnight when
the last of the ticket-holders passed through
the corridors of the hotel and by the receiv
ing party, and long after that hour when they
left the hotel for their respective homes. Every
one was charmed with the reception, and all
manner of compliments were bestowed upon
the president and Mrs. Cleveland as well
as upon the postmaster general AMI
his very attractive lady The young
ladies of Memphis turned out in full force.
They were especially enthusiastic over Mrs
Clevelan , and after their return to the cor
rid L. sba ntFr y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15

Mrs Ella ". WILCOX says, Where
ten women are tempted, two only fall.
Where ten men arc tempted, two only
stand This is n terrible aTraignment
and truthful one, too; but Mis- Wilcox
should have been more explicit. She
should have said in SO many words
that she referred To the men of the
republican party of course, the careful
reader will take that Tor granted, bu'
there are other readers who will be stupid
enough t" l,nk upon the arrangement as
one arainsi mankind in general We can
not impress upon Mrs Wilcox too earn
esI.y the necessity Ot saying Just what
she means There Is loo muuh of this
slip.hoi. down Al lhe-heel. aarterlesS,
careless writing
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15

ship for internal I'M GEN. A. NJ. WEST.
provements, the money to be fur
nshed quarterly by the treasury department
of the United States; that arbitration shall
take the place of war and revolutions; that
congress provide for disabled soldiers; that
the government tax unoccupied and uncul-
tivated land 20 per cent. per annum; that
liberty is only secured by an uncurrupt bal
lot and an honest count; that all public >erv-
ants should be elected by the direct vote OF
the people; that gambling, pooling, and com
hinations entered into by corporations and
individuals be prohibited by law; that all
mortgages be assessed at their face value, in
lieu of the property represented; that ma
tional state, municipal, and township laws
be ratified by the people; that the national
government provide home for each home.
less and worthy family: that the monopoly of
land be limited to productive uses
During the morning session OF the commit
tee several ladies' representing the local
Nomans Christian Temperance union or
ganizltion came before the committee and
presented resolutions, praying the reformers
TO put prohibition plank in the platform Of
the new party, This action was taken at the
suggestion OF Miss Frances E. Willard
In the evening Mrs L. S Rounds, presi-
dent, and Helen l. Hool, secretary of the
state organ zttion, telegraphed that the Hi
nois Womans Christian Temperance union
positively refuse to be represented in the con-
vention.
George Francis Train arrived on an after.
noon train and ad iresSed the convention in
the evening in his usual hysterical style-that
is, those who stayed alter the first few min
utes
A national committee was selected. among
whom it is probable sons will be found who
will be taken by surpris- ,tably W s Hol'
man, of Indiana. Mississippi is represented
by Gen. A. NJ. West, and Washington terri,
tory by Hon c. l. Voorhees, The next
meeting was fixed for Washingt ton City, Feb
- 1858
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15

The Rock Island County Brush Electric
Light company have received the contract
for lighting the city for three years to
come. In other words, the towers have
received new lease of life. OF the ac'
ton of the city council in finally awards
ing the contract to the Brush company,
the least said the better The council, it
is to be hoped, has acted in accordance
with its convictions as to what is the
city's best interests Whether or not the
city's best interests have been properly
provided for remains to be seen. 1t Is
due to Alderman Corken, however, to say
that his stand in defense of the low light
system manifested an unbiased ard un-
prejudiced desire to zealously guard the
city's interests in deciding so important a
question. He favored the low lights be
cause he believed they would afford more
light TO more people, and the greatest
good to the greatest number His atti.
tude was in striking contrast with that of
the uptown alderman, who apparently
had but one idea and that 10 award the
contract to the Brush company, whether
it deserved it or not
As to the system adopted, the ARGUS
has nothing TO say. A few days ago it
published statement that the general
sentiment of the local public was OPP
posed to the towers and under such cir
cumstances the towers should come
down. The ARGUS still believes that if
vote of the citizens of Rock Island
were taken on the question, the towers
would be removed. The ARGUS is as
friendly to one company rs the other, and
it is of the opinion that one company is
capable of furnishing rs good light as
the other. Our only aim was, and is,
and always will be, to consider the best
interests of the city, first and above all
else.
As regards thei Brush Electric Light
company. the sAReUs has but the warm
est congratulations to extend upon the
success achieved, and to hope that the
successful company will show by its own
acts. that in the future it is deserving of
the important trust placed in its hands
by the city council, The city, too, is to
be congratulated in the fact that it is to
have light on all dark nights. whether
the moon should shine or not, and that
there are to be In addition to the towers
a number of mast lights, at the intersec.
ton of certain streets. As the city has
the right to relocate some of the present
towers, some changes will doubtless be
made, as there should be.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15
A DEATH W rl.C0M E,
Distressing Occurrence at the Pres
idenlial Review.
Judge Elliott Welcomes The CHIEF FIX
ecutive to Memphis, and tnrn Falls
J.. Dead At His Feet.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Oct IA mos,
sensational accident has just occurred N
the presidential review in this city
Judge Henry Elliott. who delivered the
address of welcome. WAS stricken down
lust rs Mr. Cleveland WAS about To
make his response, Mr.. Elliott had
been suffering from heat and crush
aud succumbed to these influences
He died few moments after falling
to the platform. A stroke of paralysis is
said TO be the chief cause of his death.
The president was shocked beyond
measure, aud the vast assemblaee was
Mortified when the news of the distres
sing occurrence spread abroad.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15
POWDERLY'S PERSONAL PLEA
Defeats a Reconsideration of the Stock
Yards Strike Matter.

Defeats Reconsideration of the Stock
Yards Strike Matter.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct i5.-The X of
L. assembly Friday morning amended the
constitution so as to prohibit the executive
board from submitting an amendment to the
constitution to local assemblies, unless re
quested to do do so by five district assem-
blies. The propositions to appoint general
auditor, to reduce the executive board to
three members, and to establish state bu-
reaus of supplies and instruction were killed.
An effort was made in the afternoon to in =
duce the general assembly to reconsider its
action in relation to the Chicago stock yards
strike, but it was summarily squelched- The
fight, however, was long and hot The
delegates from the Chicago assem-
bles insisted that the strike would
have been successful if the executive board
had let it alone and in this they were sup
ported by Barry, who also said it was just
strike. Schilling and Lieb, of Chicago, were
particularly severe on the board and Pow
derly The latter took the floor and de-
clared that the responsibility for stopping
the strike was his, and he accepted all the
blame there was in the matter His personal
plea probably killed the reconsideration
Among the events of the afternoon session
was the rejection of proposition to change
the basis of representation to the general as
sembly from one delegate to each 3, 00U mem
bers to one in 5000 This was a defeat for the
committee on law, which reported in its
favor The law qualifying members for
election to the general assembly was so
changed as to make the standard of eligibil-
ity membership of the order for eighteen
months, membership in the district assembly
at least one year and attendance on at least
three sessions of such district assembly There
was long discussion over proposition to
strike from the fourth plank of the declaration
of the order the clause which contends that
lands held for speculative purposes should be
taxed at their full value, but 1t was defeated
Over a score of propositions looking to tech
meal changes in the management of the or
der and the extension of its scope We're de-
feated, and whsn an adjournment was eff
fected less than half the report of the com
mittee on laws had baen disDosad Of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15
Pow DERLY'S B0MBSHELL
TO BE- EXPLODED IF THE ASSEMBLY
IS PERVeR5E.

Tho Master Workman Demands Despotic
Power Over the Executive Board, or His
Ret.rement-An the Factions Caucuss-
ing at Midnight-A Big Row Imminent
barry and Bailey Must Go.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct i5.-At 1890
O'Clock SATURDAY morning General Master
Workman Powderly attached his signature
to his parenptory resignation of that posi-
ton. He will withhold the presentation of
this document to the assembly pending its
action upon a report of the committee on
laws, which was submitted Just before adj
iournment Friday evening. The report in
question recommended the dropping of two
members of the general executive board and
the placing of the appointing power of the
membership in the hands of the general mas
ter workman
This is the climax of the Administrations
fight upon Barry, Of Michigan, and Bailey,
of Ohio. As soon as the report was read
there was a hubhub and one of ths members
WAS so demonstrative in his manifestations of
dissent that he was called before the bar and
reprimanded. 1t had been hoped by the
anti-administration men that the Powderly
element would refrain from forcing a fight,
but the word has gone out that in conse-
quence of BaTy's attitude on the stock yards
strike and his open defiance of the admins
tration on Wednesday. his presence,
with that of Bailey, will no long
er be tolerated on the executive
board. Barry, who is very popular
with various factions, viii have thefull sup
port of the anti-adininistration people. but
Bailey's chances are more probematicaL 1t
is also on the ctrd that T. b. Mcclure has
been slacklisted by the administration
At o'clock a. m. Saturday nearly every
delegate was in attendance upon one or an
other of the many caucusses that we're ha-
ing held, aud the Observation-Disclosures claim
that the administration will be defeated
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15
FOUR MEN IN THE FIRE.


Two OF AheH Leap TO PROBABLE beatn
and Two Are Cremated.
TOLEDO Ohio, Oct 15.-At 2 o'clock Fri
day morning fire broke out in the large plan
ing and saw mill of Goodwin & Co, at Cyg-
net, this county All efforts to check the
flames were unavailing and the citizens could
only stand by and watch the immense build
ing crumble and fall as the flames crept from
floor to floor. Suddenly cry was heard,
There are four men in the building"
Scarcely had the words been uttered when
two forms were seen to leap from a third
story window through dense volume of
smoke and flame to the ground
below Both men sustained serious
and probably fatal injuries. As soon
as the embers had cooled sufficiently
to permit searchers to remove the debris,
hundreds of anxious and willing hands COM
menced the work. In pile of bricks, NOR
tar and charred timbers the bodies of j. G.
Mccall, a well-known contractor for drilling
oil and gas wells, and William Flaughner
we're discovered burned TO crisp. They had
become suffocated before they could reach
the window, and fell an easy prey to the
merciless fla mes Mccall was s. years old
and leaves a wife and child at Fostoria, Ohio
Flaughner lives at Sugar Grove, Pa, was "A
years old and unmarried Loss on building
and stock, $1,000; insurance, s.,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15

NEW YORK Oct 10 1t was announced
at the regular prayer-meetin. in Plymouth
church, Friday night, that the R W DR. Ly-
man Abbott editor of The New York Chris
tan Union, would act as pastor of the late
Henry Ward Beecber's church until such a
time as permanent pastor can be selected.
DR. Abbott is TO preach Sunday morning
and evening. and DO pressnt at the Friday
evening prayer meetings He is not can
d'dGte for the permanent pastorate, and will
not undertake any other pastoral duties than
those indicated, A permanent pastor will be
selected in January
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15
MARRIED FOR 4 JOKE,
And the Joke Turns Out So Seriously
That Divorce Is Necessary.

And the Joke Turns Out So Seriously
That Divorce Is Necessary.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. Oct Is "A sensational
occurrence at Fairchild- this county, on Tues
day has just leaked out here. Several young
people, with whom was Edward Foss aged
20, station agent of thesOmaha railway, were
out walking. They met Miss Clara E. Fos-
ter, girl of IL, who was driving with r c.
Hine, gentleman who is justice of the peace.
The conversation turned on marriage, and
one of the party laughingly suggested that
Mr. Foss and Miss Foster be married, as Miss
Foster would only have to drop the three last
letters of her name and add So
The parties concurred jOkingly and
Mr. Hine performed the ceremony. Next
day the serious nature of the affair dawned
upon them, and the village society, as well
as society here, is very much excited over it.
Miss Foster is the daughter of N c. Foster,
the millionaire lumberman, and a most esti-
mable young lady, highly esteemed in tine
best circles. She has since the occurrence
kept her room at home and almost cried her
eyes out Friends OF the parties think there
is no way out of it but divorce. Mr.. Foss
was formerly married but divorced from his
wife III the circuit court here last spring
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15

LONDON, Oct Is chamberlain, in t.
the upper classes that opposed Parnel's home
rule proposals, but the poorer classes The
artisans and farmers saw no chance of i'm
proving their condition under the rule of
men ike the Nationalist members of parlia-
ment Chamberlain admitted that part of
the north of Ireland was strongly in favor of
home rule, but said that if the people of Dom
egal were animated by the same resolute and
law-abiding disposition as thatNwhich actu-
ated the people of Antrim the outcry for CON
stitutional changes would cease. He urged
Gladstone to make definite statement of
his modified home rule proposals which plain
man can understand
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct l5-Under in
structions from Attorney General Garland,
Assistant Attorney General Montgomery, of
the interior department, has proceeded to
California for the purpose of representing
the government in the prosecution of what is
known as the Benton syndicate The indicb-
ments against members of this syndicate for
fraudulent entry of large tracts of land in
southern California were quashed by the
courts, and it is the opinion of the attorney
that perhaps the indictments were not prop,
arIy Iro uu
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct ia special
from Carmi, White county. Ills, says that
the supreme court has just rendered de
cision which declares its circuit court un-
constitutional and all of its acts Illegal
since March, 1885 This extraordinary
decision inValidates all divorces grant
ed, all criminals sentenced to the
penitentiary and the titles of hundreds
of thousands of property. 1t will create an
endless amount of litigation and perhaps
throw the connty INFO Reputation and per
haps bankruptcy. One convicted criminal
has obtained his liberty by habess rpus
andnnmcruns others now in tho penitentiary
will follow suit and re g,in their liberty. 1t
places all The affairs Of the county in despair
ate shape and its CITIZENS are greatly alarmed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15

NEW YORK, Oci. lj-Gen. Pryor, Hon.
J. Randolph Tucker, Capt Black, and Mr..
Solomon, counsel for the Chicago Anarchists,
began consultation Friday at Gen. Pryor's
office. They VIII meet daily until about next
Thursday, when they expect to have their
case ready to lay before the supreme court
Mr. Tucker said: I've have the record with
US. and are more than pleased with the work
SO far accomplished in tbs case. Saturday
our printing presses will BIS put to work, and
on some dav next week we will 20 to Wash,
mgton to argue the appealn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15

BILLINGS, M. T., Oct. 15.-Special Agent
Howard, who is investigating the difficulty
at the Grow agency, said Friday that unless
ordered otherwise an attempt will be made
to arrest the insnbordinate Indians Saturday.
Bloodshed will surely follow. Chief Sword
bearer at the head of 200 braves is csmped
within guashot of the agency awaiting de-
velopments He is gaining reinforcements
daily and much uneasiness is felt by the set
tiers The Indians at the agency are sullen
and upcommunlcatjye
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15

SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Oct l5-Mrs Emery
Wilson, of indianapolis, shot at Mrs. Belle
Hackleman, widow, on the street here FRI
day, but missed her through falling down
and was seized before she could repeat her
attempt Mrs Wilson accused Mrs Hackiemau
of alternating the affections of her husband,
Emery Wilson, an indianapolis hardware
drummer. Mrs. Hackleman is a daughter of
DR.. j. W. Green, an honored citizen, and is
herself an estimable lady. She admits that
she correspondent with Wilson up to last No
vember, when she found out that he was a
married man, and discontinued the CORE
spOndence
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15
A DMINISTRAToR S NOTICE.


The undersigned having been appointed admin.
istIaiFiN Of the estate of frank Doonau. late Of
the county of Rock Island stale If Illinois,
deceased, heriby gives notice that she will ap.
pear before the county cont Of RoGk lslsnd
county. at the ONCE of the clerk of said court
in the city OF Rock leland at the December term
on the First Monday in Dec mher next at which
time all persons having claims against said
tate rotifed and requested 10 attend for the
purpose Of having the same adjusted All persons
indenIed to said estate arc requested to make i'm
mediate payment to the undersigned
Dated this 2sth day OF : ptember A n. 1887.
ANNA 200 AN. Administrator.
PLEAsANTs II Hurst. Atty's for AdmS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15

The average length OF life is on the in
crease. The science of medicine has made
great progress; many diseases are now
controlled that were formerly thought in
durable The greatest discovery is DR..
Bigelow's Cure, which cures consump-
ton in stages that other remedies are of
no benefit. Coughs, colds, Group, whoop-
ing cough, bronchitis, and all throat and
lung diseases speedily and safely. Price,
so cents and 81, of druggists.